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    First marathon down!

    Posts: 159 Member
    edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    Ran my first marathon today. Took me 5 hours, 20 minutes. First 12 miles went great then started to tire some. Managed to keep moving pretty good to mile 18 when my knee decided to go on strike. Would have to slow to a walk occasionally so it could catch up. Slowed me down more than I wanted. I was hoping to do it in under 5 hours. Family was at the finish line to cheer me on.

    Will I run another one? I'll let you know that when I can walk again.

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    • Posts: 9,248 Member
      Congratulations! Longest race I've done so far is a half-marathon. You trained hard and persevered and accomplished something that only a small percentage of the population has the courage to even try.
    • Posts: 119 Member
      Congratulations!!! You should be so proud of yourself because that is a huge accomplishment!!!
    • Posts: 22 Member
      Congratulations! That is a great accomplishment!
    • Posts: 273 Member
      Fantastic! You have every reason to be proud!
    • Posts: 111
      great job! :)
    • Posts: 128 Member
      Congratulations. I run my first one next month.
    • Posts: 375 Member
      That's an amazing feat, congratulations to you!
    • Posts: 121 Member
      Congratulations, that is a huge accomplishment and something to be extremely proud of!
    • Posts: 71 Member
      Hi5! So many people dream of doing a marathon, so few people actual train and get it done. Congrats, it took a lot of work to get there and I admire people who put the work into the training and cross the finish line. So awesome!!!
    • Posts: 136
      Congratulations that is quite the accomplishment! :happy:
    • Posts: 386 Member
      Ran my first marathon today. Took me 5 hours, 20 minutes. First 12 miles went great then started to tire some. Managed to keep moving pretty good to mile 18 when my knee decided to go on strike. Would have to slow to a walk occasionally so it could catch up. Slowed me down more than I wanted. I was hoping to do it in under 5 hours. Family was at the finish line to cheer me on.

      Will I run another one? I'll let you know that when I can walk again.

      This is awesome! Bask in your glory... you did great! I've run them... and they're difficult. Definitely not for the faint of heart!

      Good job, man!
    • Posts: 1,394 Member
      Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! Be proud that you finished :)
    • Posts: 203
      Good job!
    • Posts: 284 Member
      Congrats
    • Posts: 28
      Wow congratulations. What an accomplishment.
    • Posts: 159 Member
      Thanks everyone. Legs are starting to recover and I can move around some now.
    • Posts: 321 Member
      Congratulations Marathoner.

      That is something you will now always be.
    • Posts: 2,538 Member
      That's great, congratulations. If you are like most of the rest of us you probably swore to yourself at the finish line that you would never inflict that on yourself again. But now, as the pain fades, you are starting to think how you might run faster on the next one.
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